It is warm and soothing as you immerse yourself in the water. You lay your head back as the bath attendants massage your
neck and tend to your ablution.

As you are fed grapes by one of the beautiful bath attendants, you notice there is someone in the bath next to yours.
You look over to him and espy that it is none other than the reclusive and erudite historian of the palace! And look what
he has with him - his written records of sayings by the Prince! A rare sight indeed!

What was that? You would like to read what has been written? Well, the historian will not mind, but please bear in mind
he will record anything you say to him...

(Disclaimer: The original game script was written by Jordan Mechner. No copyright or trademark infringement is intended.)

Prince: "Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction, but I have seen the face
of time, and I can tell you: They are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down,
and I will tell you a tale like none that you have ever heard."

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Prince: "Know first, I am the son of Shah Raman, a mighty King of Persia. On our way to Azad, with a small company
of men, we passed through India with a promise of honour and glory that tempted my father into a grievous error."

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Shah Raman: "See how he rides - like a warrior's son!"

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Prince: "You'd think I felt regret as I gazed upon the destruction of the world, or at least humility at the speed
in which a world can transform into a good world into a hell? If you think so, you are mistaken. From that moment, I thought
of one thing only: The honour and glory I would bring my father by fighting like a warrior in my first battle."

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Prince: "Many men that day sought to win honour and glory on the battlefield - that their King may say to them as
Khosrau said to Rustam, 'You are the noblest of my warriors.' From the moment my sword tasted blood, I knew this would not
be my way. I would win my father's praise not by killing, but by being the first to find the Maharajah's treasure vault and
the wonders within."

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Prince: "Trust not a man who has betrayed his master nor take him into your own service, lest he betray you too."

[If the Prince accidentally jumps off the top of the wall on the wrong side]

Farah: "Why didn't you open the gate?"

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Prince: "If you have believed the rest of my tale until now, perhaps you will also believe me when I tell you that
as we made our way through the moonlit ruins, I began to feel strangely drawn to the girl at my side. My reason told me to
distrust her for she had good cause to hate me. Yet, she had proved herself a loyal companion, and I confess, I was grateful
for company of someone who, like me, was flesh and blood."

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[If the Prince continues through the menagerie without pulling the lever to give Farah access to the ladder]

Farah: "Hey!"

Prince: [pulls lever and makes an excuse] "I thought I'd make sure it was safe first before I brought you up."

Farah: [sardonically] "I'll bet."

Prince: [continues on, later revealing a crack in the wall behind a box]

Farah: "Down below, there's a great open balcony. Come on, I'll show you."

Prince: [sarcastic] "Easy for you to say." [jumps to adjacent building]

Farah: "Here I am."

Prince: "Stay there. I'll come over to you."

Farah: "Can you jump it?"

Prince: [jumps, doesn't make it, and rewinds time]

Farah: "Can you jump it?"

Prince: "If I fall to my death, will that convince you?"

Farah: "No need to get nasty. [pauses] I know where I am - this gate leads to the baths. Do you think you could find
your way there?"

Prince: "Of course. Finding my way to the baths from here should be easy."

Farah: "Good. I'll meet you there."

Prince: [to himself] "I'll just ask the first sand creature I meet, 'Could you direct me to the baths, please?' 'Well,
thank you.' 'Don't mention it - I used to be a bath attendant back when I was alive.' [falsetto] 'I'll meet you at the baths.'
[indignant] She orders me around as if I were a servant!"

Prince: "She said, 'my love.' I know she did; I didn't dream it - at least, I think I didn't. Quite natural, really:
Her kingdom's conquered, she has nothing - no one to protect her - she needs me. I can see it in the way she looks at me.
All I'd have to do is reach out and take her hand and she'd be mine! [vexed] -Why am I talking to myself?"

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Farah: "Try to hit the symbol on the wall!"

Prince: [exasperated] "What do you think I'm trying to do?"

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Farah: "It's no use turning the mirror - there's no light beam!"

Prince: [exasperated] "I can see that!"

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Farah: "Listen to this: [reading from a book] 'Of what use is reason against the power of love? Love is life. So,
if you want to live, die in love. Die in love if you want to stay alive.' "

Prince: "What is that supposed to mean?"

Farah: "I thought you'd like it."

Prince: "If you want to be useful, try finding a book that will tell us how to get out of here."

Farah: "When I was small, my mother taught me a secret word. She said that when I was afraid, all I had to do was
speak that word and a magic door would open. [pauses] I've never told that to anybody."

Prince: "I can see why. It's the most childish thing I've ever heard of. [pauses] What was the word?"

Farah: "Kakolookiyam."

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Prince: "Was it real? That magical cavern? If it was a dream, it was a dream we both shared - I know it was."